Earth Day
April 22 is Earth Day. Clive has a post recounting the history of Earth Day. The Earth Day 2022 Theme is Invest In Our Planet – Earthday.org. Please drop by to learn more about this important message.
“This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, our livelihoods… together, we must Invest In Our Planet.
Because a green future is a prosperous future.” – Earthday.org
Rooted
A tree was beaten
but not dead.
Branches were twisted
and broken.
Leaves flopped
and withered.
There was no sign of
life in the cracked trunk.
The hopes of survival were
close to none.
No struggle or complaint
in the silent moments.
Grounded roots
crawled deep into the soil,
searched quietly
the smell of moisture.
Answered the call of the faint rhythm,
the wimpy limbs extended.
Greeted by the welcoming warmth
high above.
The innate yearning for being alive
followed the sun,
reaching toward the sky.
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The tree in the above image inspired me to write this poem as part of the collection in my book, Songs of heartstrings: Poems of Gratitude and Beatitude. – Amazon
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The Showers of Blessings 
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That’s a great poem, Miriam. I’ve never seen a tree like that – I can see how it inspired you!
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I have a Sylvia tree that is very old. It only has a few roots in the soil but is growing very well with purple flowers. My hummingbirds love it so do the bees. The trunk is dry. I’m protecting it with support and make sure I don’t break the trunk by leaning against it! Nature is amazing, Barbara!
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Hi Miriam, thank you for sharing this beautiful poem and reminding me of it. Earth Day is a terrific concept.
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It is, Robbie! We only have one planet! We have to speed up the process of saving it.
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A beautiful poem, Miriam. Thanks for sharing!
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What a cool looking tree! I enjoyed your poem, Miriam! 🙂
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That tree is artistic looking, Yvette! I’m glad you liked my poem. Thank you! 🙂
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What an amazing tree, Miriam, and an inspired poem. Well done. Happy Earth Day!
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That tree is amazing, Norah! life overcomes! Happy Earth Day!
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The tree gives us all hope. 🙂
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It does, Norah! 🙂
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I like your poem very much, Miriam. It’s a good reminder not to give up on a tree that appears to be dead. More often than not they’re still alive. We just can’t see it.
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It’s so true, Liz. Trees don’t give up easily. It’s a great reminder of how we see life.
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It certainly is.
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wow love your poem Miriam and this beautiful poem rooted in it’s unique and powerful way!
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Life itself is powerful, Cindy. This tree just reminded me of that. Thank you for your comment. ❤
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It really is Miriam. You’re so welcome! 💖💖
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I love this poem, Miriam, and the tree is rather amazing, isn’t it? Just keeps growing and giving. We have an old broken-down, split, damaged, lying-almost-on-the-ground plum tree that’s given us fruit year after year. I hope we all one day recognize the beauty of trees.
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Your plum tree is amazing, Diana!
I’ve read about a hundreds, if not thousands years old tree. Wish to have kept the info. Also saw images of trees with seeds started more than a hundred feet in the ground and grew through the crack to become full grown trees.
A few trees in the neighborhood also fell on the ground but kept growing. The quiet life in the nature is powerful!
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I didn’t know that! I’ll have to research a little. Thanks so much for the tidbit of info. Trees are wonderful metaphors for so many parts of life. ❤ ❤ ❤
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Very nice poem n post😊🙏
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Thank you very much! 🙂 🙂
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😊🙏❤
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As a lifelong resident, the unprecedented heatwave here last June, described by meteorologists as a ‘stalling dome’ of high heat, left me feeling I could never again complain about the weather being too cold. But then complain I somewhat did when most of the province, including southwestern B.C., suffered an unprecedently cold bunch of days in January, described by meteorologists as a ‘stalling dome’ of freezing cold.
Ironic, yes, but not coincidental. I believe the stalling dome of immense heat was connected to the stalling freeze dome a half-year later, both weather events having been remarkable temperature record breakers.
However, unlike today’s children, I, 54 years old, don’t have to face so many bleak decades of extreme weather and its consequences. I still find hope for humankind, though mostly in environmentally conscious and active young people, especially those approaching or reaching voting age. In contrast, the dinosaur electorate who have been voting into high office consecutive mass-pollution promoting or complicit/complacent governments for decades are gradually dying off thus making way for voters who fully support a healthy Earth thus populace.
Mass addiction to fossil fuel products by the larger public undoubtedly helps keep the average consumer quiet about the planet’s greatest polluter, lest they feel and/or be publicly deemed hypocritical. Also, relatively trivial politics diverts attention away from some of the planet’s greatest polluters, where it should and needs to be sharply focused.
Meantime, if the universal availability of green-energy alternatives will come at the profit-margin expense of traditional ‘energy’ production companies, one can expect formidable obstacles, including the political and regulatory sort. If something notably conflicts with corporate big-profit interests, even very progressive motions are greatly resisted, often enough successfully.
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My son-in-law and his friend in Portland, Oregon rode their bikes to work before the pandemic. Good friend did it for eight years. My son-in-law’s company has lockers for employees to get changed. One Oregon congressman promoted bike riding. When he was in Washington DC, he rode the bike to the meetings.
I just received an email from the gas company to promote eco-friendly appliances, working with the government and companies to have friendly financing to purchase those appliances.
Hopefully businesses see the profits in the climate change programs.
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Perfect post and poem for celebrating our amazing planet and inspiring us all to do our part to care for this earth! 🌎 Thanks, dear Miriam.
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Thank you, Bette. I’m glad to see some businesses take action to save the planet in many ways. We have to work hard in the next critical 8 years. 🙂
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This has been definitely hard on our trees. The last week of amazing rain perked up a pine that has been struggling. I hope we figure it out soon.
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I know CA is struggling with the dry weather and drought, Denise. The earth suffers when there’s no rain and it can’t handle it when it rains. I hope your pine is doing fine.
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We can learn a lot from that, right, Miriam?
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Have you stopped by to look at that tree, Jacqui? It’s on the west end next to a restaurant.
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It’s in Laguna Beach? I haven’t been down there in a long time. I do take the Coast Highway occasionally. Is it around there?
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No, it’s not along the Coast Highway. It’s on the street like a cliff alongside the beach, close to the end of the west of the beach.
You and I have to stroll along the beach someday.
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I think I know Cliff. Thanks, Miriam!
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You’re welcome, Jacqui!
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Wow! What an amazing tree. I love your poem too. xo
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This tree amazes me every time I see it in Laguna Beach, Darlene! Thank you for liking my poem.
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Save our environment recommend it’s poem written you. I like. So amazing words write in. ✍️
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We all have to do our part to invest in the planet. Thank you, Rajkkhoja. 🙂
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I love your poem, Miriam, and thank you for the link to my post 😊
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Thank you, Clive. I appreciated your post. 🙂
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I love that nature is hard to break!
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I agree, nature survives again and again! Thank you for your comment.
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Thanks for your efforts to help keep the planet clean, Miriam. Happy Earth Day!
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Yesterday my husband came home with a to-go order for me. The plastic-like fork is made of planet starch! More and more plastic products are being replaced by wooden materials. I wonder if the rubber balloons can be made with biodegradable materials one day. Everybody has to chip in to save the planet, Pete.
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Amazing poem, Miriam
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Thank you very much, Toni!
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I love Earth Day. What a neat tree!
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This tree amazed me, Chelsea!
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Happy Earth Day, Miriam.
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Happy Earth Day to you, Carla.
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Amazing looking tree, Miriam! Beautiful poem.
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Thank you very much, Terri. The tree is still “standing.”
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Let’s save our environment and our world..thanks for sharing this.
Anita
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Yes, Anita. I still receive a few paper bills. I receive the email versions anyway, so I’ll sign up for eBills soon to save more trees. I’m for save the ocean and save the rainforest!
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Yes ..I think our paper bills will be gone soon. Always tap credit cards and etransfer.
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I got reminder from ATT&T, AAA, and one other company for me to go paperless. I burned all the old bills except the current year’s. So why saved and burned later?
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